Month: June 2017

Fresh off a courtroom beatdown at the hands of Apple over patent infringement charges, Samsung is now being sued by Ericsson for similar alleged offenses. The Sweden-based company filed suit against Samsung Tuesday in a U.S. District Court in Texas. Ericsson’s suit accuses the South Korea-based

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); In today’s tech-savvy, on-demand world, the idea of talking dolls as a technological breakthrough just seems weird. But back in the late 1800s, the mechanical toys were at the height of

Ancient Egyptians had to pull massive statues and pyramid stones weighing 2.5 tons on large sleds across the desert — without any modern mechanical device. Now, new research shows how adding a small amount of water to sand significantly reduces the sliding friction — a clever trick that

Thanksgiving is once again upon us. It’s that special time of year when we all gather with our loved ones, eat excessively and have impassioned (and often incoherent) debates about politics until everyone falls into a deep food coma. It’s been a pretty chaotic year so far, so there’s certainly

Do these kids not still need to learn Math and stuff? Well, I mean, it’s sort of like, uh, you see… You opt for a Potter movie marathon with a total Muggle who hasn’t read the books, so they ask a few questions along the way. And like, they’re kinda talking sense. 1. ‘They kept this kid

White roofs cool cities morewhen it matters most, during heat waves, a new study has found, making them more effective than previously recognized. In the battle against a warming planet, painting roofs light colors so they reflect more sunlight sounds too trivial to matter. In fact, no less a